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CS 64573 credit hours

Video Game Design

Real-time interactive systems, gameplay programming, and team-based production using Unity.

Human-Computer Interaction · electiveInteractive Intelligence · electiveUnityC#teams

Distributions

Difficulty
3.3of 5
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Weekly workload
16.9hrs/wk
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25–29
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Overall rating
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Logistics

Terms offered
Fall
Spring
Summer
Prerequisites
None listed.
Counts toward
  • Human-Computer Interactionelective
  • Interactive Intelligenceelective

Reviews (10)

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  1. 2 / 5
    Difficulty4/5Workload13 hr/wkRecommendNo

    Would I take it again? Probably not. The course rewards consistent weekly effort.

  2. 5 / 5
    Difficulty3/5Workload18 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Project-driven course. Most of the 18 hrs/wk go to assignments rather than lectures.

  3. 3 / 5
    Difficulty3/5Workload15 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Honest review: fair class, moderate workload. Loved reasonable tooling, no setup hell. Hated vague rubrics on writeups.

  4. 5 / 5
    Difficulty4/5Workload14 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Took this in Spring 2023. Workload averaged ~14 hrs/wk. Difficulty felt hard. Projects feel real-world.

  5. 4 / 5
    Difficulty3/5Workload25 hr/wkRecommendYes

    If you have two prior OMSCS courses, this is approachable. Otherwise plan for ~25 hrs/wk and a few late nights.

  6. 5 / 5
    Difficulty3/5Workload21 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Project-driven course. Most of the 21 hrs/wk go to assignments rather than lectures.

  7. 5 / 5
    Difficulty3/5Workload19 hr/wkRecommendYes

    If you have industry experience in backend, this is approachable. Otherwise plan for ~19 hrs/wk and a few late nights.

  8. 4 / 5
    Difficulty3/5Workload16 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Project-driven course. Most of the 16 hrs/wk go to assignments rather than lectures.

  9. 4 / 5
    Difficulty4/5Workload21 hr/wkRecommendYes

    If you have industry experience in backend, this is approachable. Otherwise plan for ~21 hrs/wk and a few late nights.

  10. 4 / 5
    Difficulty3/5Workload7 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Honest review: fair class, light workload. Loved great auto-grader feedback. Hated steep ramp-up week one.